Visual acuity enhancement

{{#ev:gfycat|https://giant.gfycat.com/IndolentDeliriousGiantschnauzer.webm%7C400x225%7Cright%7CVisual Acuity enhancement by StingrayZ - This animation serves as a replication visual acuity enhancement which is a common psychedelic effect. It demonstrates the general differences between normal vision and acuity enhancement by shifting between the two states. There is also a subtle amount of visual drifting within this replication.|frame}} Acuity enhancement is defined as an enhancement of the acuteness or clearness of vision. This results in the visual details attributed to the external environment becoming heightened to the point where the edges of objects become extremely focused, clear and defined. At its highest level one may experience a new-found ability to comprehend the entire visual field at once (including the peripheral vision). In comparison, when one is sober their vision is only able to perceive the small area that their eye is currently focused on.

Whilst under the influence of this component, it is very common for people to suddenly notice patterns and details that they may have never previously appreciated or acknowledged. For example, when looking at sceneries, nature, and everyday textures, the complexity and beauty of the visual input suddenly becomes overwhelmingly obvious.

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Visual acuity enhancement

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